Sacramento daily record-union., 1887-08-05
Captain Rapp,s Accounts.

| The adjourned Court-martial of Captain
Rapp convened last night, with Major
Ryan acting Judge Advocate and nine
members of the Court present. The ac-
cused appeared in citizens dress and was
attended by General Hart, as his attorney.
Mr.. Doan was appointed official reporter.
General Hart called for the reading of
the charges. The first charges Captain
Rapp with appropriating moneys belonging
to Company to his own use; the second
| accuses him of falsifying statements the
third with attempting to injure Major
Welch by using deadly weapon.
General Hart was proceeding to enter
pleas in answer to these several charges,
when the Judge Advocate called his atten-
ton to the fact that attorneys were not at
liberty to argue before the Court Hart
demurred and threatened to withdraw
from the case if he could not be heard.
Plea No. briefly stated that the COPY of
the charges served on accused were net
certified to by the officer ordering the arrest
| and not delivered within five days as spec-
| fed by law. The objection was overruled.
Plea Nc. 2 states that the offense COM
planned of extends beyond the sta utoiy
| limit of two years, and that the amount is
not specified. This was overruled Mr.
Hart here made one more effort to be
| heard, but was informed that this Court
was not being conducted strictly as the
| Courts in which the attorney was accus-
| toned to air his eloquence The ex-At-
torney-General here notified the Court that
he would shake the dust from his feet,
and suiting the action to the word, departed
| in humor not likely to increase his good
| opinion of the National Guard
| Several other objections were entered TO
| the first two charges and oyerruled. The
| Court sustained the objection to the charge
respecting the attack on Major Welch, as
at the time neither was acting in military
capacity. A plea of not guilty was entered
| TO both the sustained charges
1 Colonel Perrie Kewen was called as a
witness, but before giving his testimony
| Captain Rapp asked an adjournment to
| enable him TO secure counsel. The Court
| thought that unnecessary, and proceeded.
Colonel Kewen identified the reports filed
| annually, with the Adjutant- General, by
Captain Rapp. These were read and showed
that allowances were made for armory
rent, clerk hire and water, amounting to
several hundred dollars annually.
Captain Hall, of Company G. Lieutenant
Simons, of Company C, D. NJ. Preston and
Mr.. Evans, also of Company C, testified
| that the water had been donated to the
cCmpany for a number of years. Mr..
| Evans, the clerk of the company, testified
that he had received no salary from State
moneys, and all agreed that the Hall Asso-
citation, composed of members of the COM
pany, had never received any rent during
the time specified in the charges.
In the course of the examination of these
witnesses the defendant made no effort to
substantiate the facts set forth in his an
nual statements, but claimed that he had
paid an indebtedness of 81 800 due Captain
Knowlton in 1864, now dead, and the sum
of 500 to Captain Lancaster, also deceased
some time about 1879. The strange part OF
the affair being, however, that nobody
connected with the company had
ever heard of these bills of expense
There was no record of them
in the book, and no vouchers on file. The
witnesses all testified that Captain Rapp
assumed the entire management, received
and disbursed the moneys. He kept nc
books, or at least has not exhibited them
The Court was still in succession at mid
night and expected to take testimony oi
| Major Welsh, Sargent Gault, George A
| Gray and ". J. Organ before adjournment
An examination of numerous statement;
and documents will probably delay q YER
| dict some time.
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